The Bealtaine Festival celebrates its 21st birthday this year and runs nationwide throughout the month of May. Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust has a series of events programmed for older patients in Galway University Hospitals, Units 5 and 6 in Merlin Park and Roscommon University Hospital. A variety of arts events are scheduled including theatre shows, art workshops and music performances.
RTÉ Sports Broadcaster, Michael Lyster officially opened ‘Slí An Chroí’ Family Room in Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe last Tuesday, 10 May. The family room will provide a dedicated space for families of patients who are at end of life.
We welcome the commitment to the construction of a new Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway reiterated in the “Programme for Partnership Government” published yesterday.
The building of this urgently needed Emergency Department remains the capital priority for the Saolta University Health Care Group.
The HSE Organ Donation and Transplant Ireland (ODTI) 2015 Annual Report has now been published. The report outlines the main activities of ODTI in 2015, and includes activity and outcomes in organ donation and transplant in Ireland, and outlines plans and goals for ODTI for 2016.
Visiting restrictions will be eased at University Hospital Galway. From 4pm today (May 10th 2016) visiting restrictions at the Hospital will only apply to St Enda’s Ward and St Teresa’s Ward. The hospital is asking the public to comply with visitor restrictions on these wards as it continues to manage suspected cases of the Vomiting Bug (Norovirus).
Following a successful site visit to Roscommon University Hospital on the 9th May 2016 by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), the posts of Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP) Diabetes and RANP Emergency (Minor Injuries) have been recommended for approval to the NMBI Board.
Congratulations are extended to Ms Margaret Kelly RANP Diabetes and Ms Maggie Mew RANP Emergency, and all staff who contributed to this milestone for Roscommon University Hospital.
The Emergency Department in University Hospital Galway is extremely busy this morning with significant numbers of patients awaiting admission to the hospital. Five wards have now been closed to admissions due the presence of Norovirus (Winter Vomiting Bug) which has further limited our capacity. We apologise to patients and their families for these delays.
Date: Wednesday 11th May, 2016 Time: 12.30pm Location: Conference Room, Letterkenny University Hospital.
A public meeting of the Board of the Saolta University Health Care Group is scheduled for Wednesday 11th May, 2016 at 12.30pm in the Conference Room, Letterkenny University Hospital.
The award for Overall Best Project at the Health Service Excellence Awards which took place this week was presented to the Ophthalmology Service being delivered by Sligo University Hospital and Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan Community Health Organisation (CHO) Area 1 for the project ‘Having The Right People With The Right Skills In The Right Place, At The Right Time’.
